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Online stores that sell.
Sideways builds complete online stores: a storefront that looks like your brand, a checkout that takes payments in AED, and an admin panel where you manage products, stock and orders yourself. No monthly platform fee is built in.
- Payments in AED
- Cards · Apple Pay · Google Pay
- Cash on delivery
- Admin panel included
What is included
Everything a store needs on day one.
Storefront
Home, shop and product pages with category, age, search and sort filters, and photo galleries for every product.
Cart
A slide-out bag on every page, saved in the browser and re-priced by the server on every change.
Checkout
Contact details and a UAE emirate address form, with a free-delivery threshold and delivery fee you control.
Payments
Stripe Checkout for cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay, charged in AED, plus optional cash on delivery.
Orders and stock
Stock is reserved when an order is placed and released if a payment or order is cancelled.
Admin panel
A dashboard for revenue, orders to ship and low stock, order status, and product uploads with drag-and-drop photos.
Customer accounts
Optional sign-in, order history and loyalty points.
Content and SEO
Blog or journal pages, server-rendered titles, descriptions and structured data for every product page.
Why custom
Your store, without a platform tax.
Template platforms are quick to start but charge monthly fees, take a cut of sales on some plans, and make every store look alike. A custom store from Sideways is built around your products and brand, runs on a simple Node.js server, and you own all of the code.
It can also do things templates cannot, like the 3D scroll hero on the Wonder Kids homepage, while still loading fast on a phone.
Already on Shopify or WordPress? Sideways can add a 3D scroll hero or a high-converting landing page to your existing store instead.
Selected work
Live stores built by Sideways.
Questions
Before you send a brief.
How much does an e-commerce website cost?
Online stores are quoted after a short brief, because the price depends on the number of products, payment options and features like customer accounts. Send a brief and you get a fixed quote within two working days.
Which payment methods can my store accept?
Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay through Stripe, charged in AED, plus cash on delivery if you want it.
Can I add and edit products myself?
Yes. Every store comes with an admin panel where you upload products with drag-and-drop photos, set prices and options, update stock and manage orders.
Can you move my products from my current store?
Yes. Wonder Kids had its full catalogue, descriptions and photos imported from its previous site.
Do you build Shopify stores?
Sideways builds custom stores that you own outright. If you want to stay on Shopify, Sideways can add a 3D scroll hero or a landing page to your existing store.
Start a project
Tell Vivaan what you are launching.
Send a short brief and Vivaan replies within two working days with a rough plan and a quote. You work with Vivaan directly from first call to launch.